CVE-2022-21944
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-21944 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-01-26 09:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-04-14 18:48:00 UTC |
| Description | A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the systemd service file for watchman of openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3, Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 watchman versions prior to 4.9.0. openSUSE Factory watchman versions prior to 4.9.0-9.1. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-59
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Opensuse | Factory Watchman | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 15 | sp3 | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 1194470 – VUL-0: CVE-2022-21944: watchman: chown in [email protected] unit allows symlink attack | CONFIRM | bugzilla.suse.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Matthias Gerstner of SUSE
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.